SF0006 • 2012

County memorial hospital districts-staggered terms.

AN ACT relating to county memorial hospital districts; providing for five year terms for board members after initial staggered terms; and providing for an effective date.

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Sponsor: Corporations
Last action: 2012-03-09
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2012

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SF0006HS001

Standing Committee • H07

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H07

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Bill History

2012-03-09 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2012-03-08 Governor
Governor Signed SEA0018
2012-03-05 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0018
2012-03-05 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0018
2012-03-02 LSO
Assigned Number SEA0018
2012-03-02 Senate
S Did Concur
2012-03-01 Senate
S Received for Concurrence
2012-03-01 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2012-02-29 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2012-02-28 House
H Passed CoW
2012-02-28 House
H Amendments Adopted
2012-02-28 House
Amendment Adopted
2012-02-27 House
H Placed on General File
2012-02-27 House
H07 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2012-02-22 House
H Introduced and Referred to H07
2012-02-21 House
H Received for Introduction
2012-02-21 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2012-02-20 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2012-02-17 Senate
S Passed CoW
2012-02-16 Senate
S Placed on General File
2012-02-16 Senate
S07 Recommended Do Pass
2012-02-13 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S07
2012-02-13 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2011-12-29 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

SF0006

Bill No.:
SF0006
Drafter:

LGC

LSO No.:
12LSO-0094
Effective Date:

July 1, 2012

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0018

Chapter No.:
CH0049

Prime Sponsor:
Joint Corporations, Elections and Political
Subdivisions Interim Committee

Catch Title:
County memorial hospital
districts-staggered terms.

Subject:
Clarifying terms of county memorial
hospital district board members.

Summary/Major Elements:

Current law provides for
staggered terms for an initial board of trustees of a county memorial hospital
district, but is silent on the length of the terms after the initial board is
in place.

This act provides that the
length of the term after the initial staggered terms are served is five years.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE
FILE

NO.
0006

ENROLLED ACT NO. 18, SENATE

SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2012 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to
county memorial
hospital
s
; providing for five year terms for board members after initial staggered terms;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.
W.S. 18
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8
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104(a) is amended to read:

18
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8
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104.

Hospital generally under control of board of trustees; appointment, powers and duties of trustees; incorporation; use of funds for erection of hospital; term of lease; consolidation of hospitals; acquisition of land; removal of board member; filling of vacancies.

(a)

The erection, management and control of the county memorial hospital, county memorial hospital fund and all property and funds received for the benefit of the hospital shall be by a board of trustees composed of at least five (5) but not more than eleven (11) competent and responsible citizens of the county appointed by the board of county commissioners. The number of members of any board of trustees shall be an odd number determined by the county commissioners. The first board of trustees, or additional members to a board of trustees, as soon as appointed shall draw lots for the purpose of determining the term of each member of the board. Up to two (2) members of the original board or additional members of the board shall serve for a term of one (1) year, up to two (2) for a term of two (2) years, up to two (2) for a term of three (3) years, up to two (2) for a term of four (4) years and up to two (2) for a term of five (5) years after their appointment. Terms thereafter shall be
five (5) years,
consecutively staggered. Each trustee shall serve until the first Monday of July following the expiration of their term and the board of county commissioners annually at
their meeting in June shall appoint a successor to the trustee or trustees whose term expires. As soon as the original board has determined the terms of its members they shall organize by electing a president, secretary and treasurer of the board. As soon as they are organized they shall file with the county clerk and the secretary of state a certificate showing their organization, for which filing no fee or charge shall be paid. Upon filing the certificate the board of trustees is a body corporate with power to sue and be sued under the name of "Board of Trustees of the Memorial Hospital of .... County". No individual member of the board of trustees is personally liable for any action or procedure of the board. The corporation has perpetual existence and it is not necessary to file any other or further certificate than that filed upon the original organization of the board of trustees.

Section 2.
This act is effective July 1, 2012.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk